tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517724843000936492012-02-16T05:51:24.435-08:00+ Well-loved, tended and tastefully restored New England Federal home (built 1813) for sale in the historic village of Hancock, New Hampshire +Catherinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951772484300093649.post-51958351258786763572007-12-12T18:18:00.001-08:002008-07-29T08:22:45.010-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CjOkuS1hI/AAAAAAAAAHg/OwBvx23gk1Y/s1600-h/IMG_8898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CjOkuS1hI/AAAAAAAAAHg/OwBvx23gk1Y/s400/IMG_8898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143290245228451346" border="0" /></a> After nearly fifty years of ownership by the same family, this classic New England home, built in 1813, is for sale. With its abundant period detailing, tasteful restoration with accommodations for the modern family, as well as a park-like landscape on a sizable village acreage, this home is one of the jewels in the crown of the "Currier &amp; Ives" village of <a href="http://www.hancocknh.org/">Hancock, New Hampshire</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CkCUuS1jI/AAAAAAAAAHw/8kVscj4wgfg/s1600-h/IMG_5984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CkCUuS1jI/AAAAAAAAAHw/8kVscj4wgfg/s400/IMG_5984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143291134286681650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An easy walk to the library (next door), post office, church, the <a href="http://hancockinn.com/">Hancock Inn</a>, Fiddleheads Café and Hancock Market, this home allows proximity to every amenity and yet ample privacy. There is a seasonal farmer's market in the village as well as Norway Pond for swimming, canoing or kayaking, and ice skating.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CkukuS1kI/AAAAAAAAAH4/PSAvHgMDWUI/s1600-h/IMG_5993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CkukuS1kI/AAAAAAAAAH4/PSAvHgMDWUI/s320/IMG_5993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143291894495893058" border="0" /></a>Town offices and the Hancock Elementary School are also located in the center of town and a Christmas tree farm, <a href="http://www.allaboutapples.com/orchard/nh02.htm">Norway Hill Orchard</a>, <a href="http://www.dalozcsa.org/">Daloz Farm</a>, an organic CSA farm, and <a href="http://www.davisbrookfarm.com/">Davis Brook Day Lily Farm</a> are located in Hancock. The <a href="http://www.harriscenter.org/">Harris Center for Conservation Education</a> has worked hard to preserve more than 8,800 acres throughout Hancock and surrounding towns. <a href="http://www.tenneyfarm.com/">Tenney Farm</a>, just up the road in nearby Antrim, has abundant produce as well as the best strawberries and corn in the region.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CmIUuS1lI/AAAAAAAAAIE/ag8NIwC0Sow/s1600-h/IMG_6006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3hiDPQbAnzQ/R2CmIUuS1lI/AAAAAAAAAIE/ag8NIwC0Sow/s320/IMG_6006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143293436389152338" border="0" /></a> Hancock is one of the most picturesque villages in the Monadnock region, located in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire. Central to most New England locations, and within two hours of Boston, this region is known for its abundance of culture, recreation, fine dining and shopping. Mount Monadnock, one of the most climbed mountains in the world, is a geographic fixture as well as a destination. <a href="http://townofpeterborough.com/">Peterborough, New Hampshire</a>, within ten minutes of Hancock, is home to <a href="http://macdowell.org/">The MacDowell Arts Colony</a>, <a href="http://peterboroughplayers.org/">Peterborough Players</a>, and many churches, restaurants and shops.<br /><br />In the coming weeks we will be posting items of interest on this fine home: current and historic photographs, historical information, as well as other links and scanned articles and books (Whitcomb House has been in numerous magazines and publications throughout its history). We love our home and are sad to be selling it but we know that it will find a new owner who will treasure the house as much as we have done.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1951772484300093649-5195835125878676357?l=whitcombhouse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0